mosquito

mosquito — noun

1. A mosquito is a tiny flying insect. Only the female bites people or animals to d

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釋義

A mosquito is a tiny flying insect. Only the female bites people or animals to drink their blood, and some types of mosquitoes can spread illnesses such as malaria.

例句

Daichi woke up with three mosquito bites on his arm after leaving the window open.

collocation: mosquito bite(s)

Adina sprayed insect repellent on her skin before walking into the forest at dusk.

collocation: insect repellent (keep mosquitoes away)

同義詞
  • gnat

    Gnat is a general word for any small flying insect that bites; mosquitoes are a specific type of gnat-like insect.

  • midge

    Midge refers to a very small biting fly, usually smaller than a mosquito; common in British English.

文法句型

a mosquito

mosquitoes (plural)

用法筆記

Mosquito is a countable noun: one mosquito, two mosquitoes. The word is often used in the plural because mosquitoes are usually discussed as a group.

常見錯誤

❌I got mosquitoe bites all over my legs.
✅I got mosquito bites all over my legs.
💡The plural of 'mosquito' is 'mosquitoes' but the noun modifier stays singular: 'mosquito bite', not 'mosquitoes bite'.
❌The mosquitoe is flying around the room.
✅A mosquito is flying around the room.
💡'Mosquito' is a countable noun; use 'a' or 'the' depending on whether it is the first mention.